About
Professional Summary
From 1983 to 1991, Rafael Berumen worked as construction supervisor and building coordinator for the company IMMASA; this company was specialized in construction control.
In 1992, he started working in G.Acccion, Formely Fondo Opcion, where he created and implemented de Asset Management and Operations area. AMB acquired G.Accion in July 2008, and Rafael Berumen was appointed as responsible for the operations, customer relationships, leasing, marketing, and management for the largest Industrial Portfolio in México.
In July 2011, ProLogis merged with AMB. As Head of Operations in ProLogis, Rafael managed the Latin America Portfolio, including Asset and Property Management, Customers and Brokers Relationships, Lease Administration, Marketing, and elaboration of Mexico and Brazil ProLogis Industrial Portfolio Reports.
In 2013, he created the administrative structure, policies, procedures, manuals, and reports for the Mexican REIT portfolio, FIBRA Macquarie. He also recruited the team to manage it.
Mr Berumen currently teaches courses on “Condominium Management” and “Real Estate Management and Finance” at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and on "Mexican Real Estate Investment Trusts" (FIBRAs for its acronym in Spanish) at the Real Estate Business School (REBS).
Rafael Berumen has been working as COLLIERS’ Real Estate Management Services (REMS) responsible for Mexico, since 2014. REMS provides full-service solutions across Mexico regarding Property and Facility Management, Property Condition Assessments, Real Estate Risk Management Consultancy, Sustainability, and Property Paperwork, Licenses, and Permits.
Accomplishments
Founder of IFMA Mexico and President of IFMA Mexico Chapter 2023-2025
CCIM 101 Financial Analysis course 2017 CCIM 104 Investment Decision Models 2018 CCIM 102 Market Analysis Models 2019 CCIM 103 User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate 2020
REMS Certified Manager (Colliers International) 2015
Best Employee ( G.Acción ) award “Águila Opción" 2005
General Electric award “GE Real Estate´s Customer Award” 2002
Education
Master's Degree Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa ( IPADE ) 1997-1999 Master in Business Administration
College Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México 1979-1983 Bachelors Degree Architecture
Memberships & Involvements
Colegio de Arquitectos de Mexico, Sociedad de Arquitectos Mexicanos
BOMA Member Mexico Chapter
IFMA Mexico Chapter
CoreNet Mexico Chapter
Clients
Google, Fibra HD, Clarion Partners, Gentera (Compatamos Banco), Fedex, IBM, Grupo Bimbo, General Electric, Banamex, Sony, DHL, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, Levi Strauss, Palacio de Hierro, Addidas, McGraw Hill, DuPont, Deportes Martí, Kraft Foods, NADRO, Hella, Daimler AG, Glaxo Smith Kline, PepsiCo, Panalpina, Walmart, ScotiaBank, Audatex, Biomarin, Parque Reforma, Grupo Alveo, Fibra UNO, ProLogis, Fibra Macquarie, American Tower, Prudential, Kiewit, TransCanada, Kiewit, World Bank, Intermex, Banca Mifel, Sanofi, Invex.
Testimonials
"Rafael Berumen is a well known professional in the real estate industry. He has an impecable reputation of honesty and professionalism. I also have the honor to know him personally and is a very good friend." Victor Lachica - President of C&W Mexico at Cushman & Wakefield
"Rafael is one of Mexico's best real estate asset managers. He is very attentive to client needs whether they are major multinational corporations, or small domestic businesses. Rafael is a very hands-on professional and is very willing to teach his team members all aspects of the RE business." Derrick Azcué - LATAM Transaction Manager at CBRE
"Rafael is a great leader who lead by example for accomplishing goals and objectives, is a great team player, very professional and capable. " Eduardo E. Montes Garcia - Vice President Latin America Regional Property Manager at ProLogis
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I have been working for over 10 years now. Most of my previous experience is related to Business Development and Business Management. Some of the industries I worked in are: Transportation, Agriculture, Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate and most recently International Commerce.
To narrow a little bit on my Real Estate experience, I used to work for Macquarie Group, more specifically for one of its subsidiaries called MMREIT Property Administration based in Mexico City. It was the name of the company that managed all the industrial properties in its portfolio, over 260 all over the country.
I began working as a Property Manager and ended as a Leasing Administrator. I used to coordinate the Leasing Team formed by the 6 regional managers.
After some time I moved temporarily to London, UK where I worked for a Mexican Government Agency called ProMexico. My main responsibilities involved promoting Mexican Companies in the UK by increasing their exports to the British Market.
Now that I returned to the Real Estate sector in Mexico, I am very pleased to be working for Colliers International as a Property Manager.
COORDINADOR ADMINISTRATIVO - REMS
2013 - 2016 Grupo Alsea Store Service Coordinator
Management and follow-up of renewal of lease agreements, Negotiation of incomes and Follow-up of obligations derived from Leasing contracts corresponding to the Central Region of the Country, Calculation of rent increases and property tax, Relationship with suppliers, small and large landlords, Attention to requirements by Landlords and internal areas, Management of budget and provision of services, contracting and negotiation with suppliers.
2006 - 2012 Notary 96 Control table assistant
Function: Responsible for the coordination, monitoring and control of procedures before and after each deed, Approximate handling of 200 monthly deeds, Supervision of procedures carried out by interns and managers before public dependencies, Planning, control and payment of taxes and other procedures, Registration of deeds in both the Public Registry of Property and Commerce and in the Federal Register of Taxpayers.
- Head of Sustainability in Colliers REMS, Mexico.
Promoting a new real estate sustainable culture by consulting services to help our costumers to obtain green building certifications such as BOMA BEST, LEED, WELL, FITWEL, EDGE among others.
Developing buisiness by identifying areas of opportunity and giving exclusive recommendations to our potential clients.